Eustace Chapuys

Eustace Chapuys
Eustace Chapuys
Bornc. 1489/90/92
Annecy, Duchy of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire
(in modern France)
Died21 January 1556 (63-67 years of age)
Leuven, Duchy of Brabant, Holy Roman Empire
(in modern Belgium)
Resting placeChapel of the College of Savoy
50°52′42″N 4°42′17″E / 50.878333°N 4.704722°E / 50.878333; 4.704722
TitleImperial ambassador to the court of Henry VIII
PredecessorÍñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga
SuccessorFrançois van der Delft
ChildrenCésare
Parent(s)Louis Chapuys
Guigonne Dupuys

Eustace Chapuys ([østas ʃapɥi]; c. 1489/90/92 – 21 January 1556),[1] the son of Louis Chapuys and Guigonne Dupuys, was a Savoyard diplomat who served Charles V as Imperial ambassador to England from 1529 until 1545 and is best known for his extensive and detailed correspondence.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Davies 2008.
  2. ^ Calendar of State Papers, Spain 4(1), pp. i–xxviii.